OS X Server is an application you can add to OS X Yosemite directly from the Mac App Store. Anyone can quickly and easily turn a Mac running OS X Yosemite into a server that’s perfect for home offices, businesses, schools, developers and hobbyists alike.

Time Machine • Provide a backup destination for Mac computers on your network • Monitor which computers have backed up, when they last backed up, and size of backup • Set limits on the amount of Time Machine storage a user can use

What’s New in Version 5.0.4

• OS X Server 5.0 features a cleaner, more consistent user interface. • OS X Server 5.0 is now operating system version independent. The same version of Server can be used on Mac computers running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and OS X El Capitan 10.11.“more…”

• OS X Server can perform network diagnostic tests to verify that your server is accessible from the Internet. New diagnostic tests include the ability to verify when specific websites are no longer reachable and when DNS MX records are incorrectly configured or missing.

Caching Server • Caching Server can accelerate the download of iCloud data, including documents in iCloud Drive and photos. Enabling iCloud Acceleration reduces the amount of iCloud data that must be downloaded when users have multiple devices on the same network.

File Sharing • iOS 9 users can easily access and store documents on OS X Server. Once a share point is created, it can be shared to iOS devices and made available using traditional file sharing protocols such as SMB and AFP. This allows users to open, edit and save documents from both iOS 9 and OS X 10.11.

iOS and OS X • Device-based Volume Purchase Program (VPP) app assignment: Assign VPP apps to devices instead of a user’s Apple ID. This allows for the installation of VPP apps on iOS devices and Mac computers without configuring an Apple ID or sending an invitation. • VPP Managed Distribution migration: Migrate apps already installed on a device from assignment to a user’s Apple ID to assignment to that device without deleting the app or user data. • App installation improvements: App Store apps can be installed even if the App Store is disabled. This includes newly assigned apps and app updates.

iOS 9 • Single Sign-On: Apps configured to use Kerberos will automatically launch per-app VPN when a user logs in to that app. • Skip steps in Setup Assistant: Devices enrolled in the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) can be configured to remove the new Move from Android option from the Setup pane in Setup Assistant. • Update to latest iOS: Update DEP-enrolled supervised devices to the latest iOS. • Network usage rules: Network usage rules allow organizations to specify how managed apps use networks, such as cellular data networks; for example, restricting the app’s ability to connect over cellular or when roaming on other networks. These rules apply only to managed apps. • New device restrictions: Prevent Mail Drop; prevent trusting new enterprise app authors; prevent the use of AirDrop when the app is managed. • New restrictions for supervised devices: Prevent changing the wallpaper; prevent changing the device name; prevent enabling iCloud Photo Library; prevent keyboard shortcuts; prevent pairing with Apple Watch; prevent setting a passcode. • OS X Server accounts can be added in the Mail, Contacts and Calendars section of the Settings application in iOS 9.